After COVID-19 delays, employers now have until July 19 to submit 2 years of employee pay data
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
After a pause in the process as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, employers again will be required to submit summary employee pay data for 2019 and 2020 to the Equal Employment...
Retirees decrease their spending by about 2 percent each year: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Mar 24, 2021
In a finding that appears to go against conventional wisdom around retirement planning, retiree spending declines annually by approximately 2%, according to a new white paper compiled by global investment...
Bill intended to protect older workers from discrimination re-introduced in Congress
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Amy Novotney
Mar 24, 2021
A bipartisan group of senators re-introduced a measure Monday aimed at making it easier for older Americans to bring work-related age discrimination cases against their employers.
Staff burnout, disengagement are most disruptive forces facing skilled nursing: survey
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Amy Novotney
Mar 23, 2021
Provider burnout, disengagement and the resulting shortages that follow are the most disruptive forces facing healthcare providers, including those in long-term care, over the next three years. That’s...
One year into pandemic, nursing home workforce has declined by 11.5 percent
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Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
Nursing homes lost 11,600 jobs in February, contributing to the 11.5% reduction in the nursing home workforce seen since February 2020, a drop of 182,000 jobs. That’s according to a health sector economic...
Implementation of a $15 federal minimum wage may help reduce turnover in long-term care: expert
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Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
The Biden administration’s ongoing push to phase in a $15 federal minimum wage likely is causing a good deal of angst among long-term care administrators, but it may be exactly what the sector needs...
Two-thirds of Americans support raising minimum wage to $15 an hour
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Amy Novotney
Mar 17, 2021
More than 80% of Americans believe that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is too low, and approximately two-thirds say they support raising it to $15 an hour, according to a survey published Tuesday...
Keys to building stronger, more equitable LTC workforce: report
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Amy Novotney
Feb 16, 2021
As nursing homes, assisted living communities and home care agencies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, they continue to face another daunting challenge: the ongoing low supply of direct care workers...
Business briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2021
LeadingAge urges Treasury to consider older adults in $25 billion rent relief program … Fitch revises rating outlook for Sabra to stable from negative and affirms the ratings for Sabra’s debt as ‘BBB-‘...
Almost a fourth of SNFs reported staff shortages by end of 2020: report
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
The number of skilled nursing facilities reporting a shortage or nurses, aides or doctors increased dramatically last year, according to an analysis of government data released last week by the U.S. PIRG...